200gdried white kidney beansor dried cannellini beans or Great Northern beans [1 cup]
Water for soaking
4sun-dried tomato halveschopped into small pieces
120mlhot waterif using dehydrated sun-dried tomato, i.e. not in oil [1/2 cup]
2tablespoonsolive oil
1mediumonionchopped
2 - 4clovesgarlicminced or sliced
1tablespoonminced gingeror 1 thumb size fresh ginger, minced
3mediumcarrotscut into 2-cm chunks
4 - 5stemsfresh parsleychopped
5sprigsfresh thymeor 1½ teaspoons of dried thyme
2 - 3smallbay leavesor 1 large
500mlwater[2 cups]
2teaspoonsvegetable bouillon powderor 2 cubes
3/4teaspoonground cumin
4 - 5dropsliquid smoke
2large tomatoescut into 8’s each (or 1 cup canned diced tomatoes)
3large seitan sausagesstore-bought or homemade, I used the spicy Tofurky sausages
Saltblack pepper to season
More chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
On the day before, place the beans in a bowl and cover with plenty of water. Let soak for 8 hours or overnight.
Once soaked, drain and rinse the beans and set them aside.
Place the dehydrated sun-dried tomato halves in the hot water and leave to soak until softened.
Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the ingredients: chop the onions, garlic, carrots, tomatoes and parsley.
Once the sun-dried tomatoes are softened, chop them into small pieces.
Pressure Cooker Instructions
Set the pressure cooker to saute mode.
Heat in 1 tablespoon of the oil and then add the onion, garlic and ginger. Saute for about 2 minutes.
Add the carrots and saute for another minute.
Cancel the saute mode.
Add the soaked drained uncooked beans, parsley, sprigs of thyme, bay leaves, sun-dried tomatoes along with the soaking water, bouillon powder/cubes, cumin and water.
Close the lid and place the valve in the closed position.
Set the pressure cooker for 9 minutes at maximum pressure. (I usually use the beans/chilli setting and reduce the time to 9 minutes).
Once the time is up, allow the pressure to go down naturally for 10 minutes. Release any remaining steam from the pressure and open the lid.
While the beans are being cooked, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet.
Add in the sausages and cook while occasionally turning the sausages on all sides until they are done.
Slice the sausages into bite-size chunks (if desired).
Add the sausages to the cooker.
Stir in the tomatoes. Place the regular (glass) lid on the cooker. Set the cooker to soup mode or manual cooking mode on medium temperature and simmer for about 7 - 10 minutes, then cancel any remaining time.
(If you want the cassoulet to be a little soupy, add some water. Or if you want to reduce the sauce to a thicker consistency, simmer uncovered).
Taste and adjust seasonings. Garnish with parsley and serve with bread, rice or a side salad.
Stovetop Instructions
Heat a thick bottom pan or pot on medium temperature.
Follow steps 2 - 3 and 5, as for the pressure cooker instructions.
Cover the pot and simmer on medium heat for about 40 minutes or until the beans are soft.
Occasionally stir and check the water level (add more water if needed).
While the beans are cooking, prepare the sausages as per steps 9 - 11 above.
Add the sausages and tomatoes to the pot, cover and simmer for another 7 - 10 minutes.
The pressure cooker that we use is the Cosori 6-Quart Pressure Cooker. We also love our cast iron pan skillet that we use everyday.Link to original recipe - Vegan Cassoulet - https://veganlovlie.com/pressure-cooker-vegan-cassoulet